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Traditional dance around the world

4 November 2017 Jill at Reading the Book General, People

One of the joys of travel is to experience the best of cultures the world over. Music and dancing is a huge part of my life at home, and I’ve been lucky enough to experience it in many styles across the globe, sometimes as a display for tourists, sometimes in its most authentic form. Here are my 12 favourite traditional dance experiences – what are[…]

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The gentleman in the café: Learning humility in Stockholm

27 April 2017 Jill at Reading the Book Europe, People

My first trip to Stockholm was in summer 2003. It wasn’t my first trip to Sweden; the summer before I had been to the south of the country, combining a few days in Copenhagen with a few more in its Swedish neighbour across the Öresund Bridge, the city of Malmö in southern Sweden. I immediately took a shine to the country, with its fresh air[…]

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The man in the corner shop: An encounter in old Jerusalem

16 April 2017 Jill at Reading the Book Middle East, People

I was in Jerusalem, Israel. It was my last day in the city, and I had an afternoon to myself to spend as I pleased. It was inevitable that I would be drawn back to the old city, which had so captivated me on my first visit a few days earlier. The old city is a place of contrasts, with 4 distinct styles. It is divided into[…]

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The coffee seller of Tainan

4 April 2017 Jill at Reading the Book Asia, People

I arrived in Tainan on a Wednesday. Dropped off by bus in the city centre, I meandered through exotic local streets on the way to my hotel, absorbing the hustle and bustle of this very Chinese city. Taiwan has its own unique culture…

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